Burnt Ground Pen

Estate Details


Associated People (12)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1788 [SY] - 1835 [EY] → Owner
- 1781 [EY] → Owner
1781 [SY] - 1788 [EY] → Trust beneficiary
21/07/1821 [SD] - 1835 [EY] → Annuitant
1835 [SY] - → Legatee
1795 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Attorney
1800 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Overseer
1803 [EA] - → Overseer
1803 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Overseer
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,401 10S 8D

Estate Information (31)

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1795
[Name] Burnt Ground Penn  
[Crop] Cows, calves, steers, heifers, mares, mules  
 

Belonging to John Haughton James, Esq. Account given and filed by Simon Fleming Begg, Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 46
1796
[Name] Burnt Ground Penn  
[Crop] Steers, horses, mare, cow, heifer, calves, pasturage  
 

Belonging to John Haughton James Esq,. Account given by Simon Fleming Begg, Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Burnt Ground Penn  
[Crop] Steers, cows, heifers, calves  
 

Belonging to John Haughton James, Esq. Account given by Simon Fleming Begg, Esq, attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 98
1798
[Name] Burnt Ground Penn  
[Crop] cattle  
 

Property of John Haughton James Esq under the care and direction of Simon Fleming Begg Esq his attorney. Account filed by said Simon Fleming Begg for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 205
1800
[Name] Burnt Ground Penn  
[Crop] cattle, pasturage, horses  
 

Property of John Haughton James Esq. Account filed by George Mulberry as overseer for the period 25/11/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 44
1801
[Name] Burnt Groundpen  
[Crop] Steers, cows and calves  
 

Belonging to John Haughton James Esq. Account filed by George Milberry as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 175
1803
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people, logwood  
 

Account filed by Alexander Patterson as overseer for the period 01/01/1803 to 01/11/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 100
1803
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by Henry Allen as overseer for the period 01/11/1803 to 01/01/1804.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 100-101
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 347(Tot)  
[Name] Houghton Hall etc.  
[Stock] 719  
 

Registered to John Haughton James. Assumed to include Burnt Ground Pen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Hanov.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 347(Tot)  
[Name] Haughton Hall etc.  
[Stock] 598  
 

Registered to John H. James. Assumed to include Burnt Ground Pen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt-Ground  
[Stock] 699  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot) 88(F) 66(M)  
[Name] Burnt Ground Pen  
 

In the possession of Simon Knubley as attorney to John Haughton James Esquire.

 
T71/190 415-418
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 155(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 695  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 782  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground Pen  
 

In the possession of Simon Knubley as attorney to John Haughton James Esquire.

 
T71/191 336-337
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 731  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 768  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground Pen  
 

In the possession of Simon Knubley as attorney to John Haughton James Esquire.

 
T71/192 270-271
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 765  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 666  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Gordon & John H. James junior as attorneys to John Haughton James Esquire.

 
T71/193 331-332
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 624  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 636  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 654  
 

Registered to John Haughton James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Haughton James Esquire as proprietor.

 
T71/196 45
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 571  
 

Registered to John H. James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 534  
 

Registered to John H. James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground Pen  
 

In the possession of John Haughton James as owner.

 
T71/199 32
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Stock] 309  
 

Registered to John H. James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Hanov.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1837
[Name] Haughton Hall Estate and Burnt Ground, parish of Hanover in Jamaica  
 

Deed between 1. Philip Haughton James of Sidmouth, esquire 2. David Lyon of Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esquire 3. Robert Hawthorn of Lime Street Square, City of London for a mortgage of £8686 1s 9d at 4% per annum on Haughton Hall Estate and Burnt Ground, parish of Hanover in Jamaica.

 
Email from Peter Selley 21/12/2020 sourced to Devon Heritage Ventre, 2792Z/F/5
1839
[Name] Burnt Ground  
[Size] 1750  
 

Registered to Philip H. James according to 1838 Almanac; heirs of J. H. James according to 1845 Almanac.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Hanover.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.